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H. R; WINKELMANN. STEAM 0R AIR CONNECTION FOR WATER ELEVATORS.

No. 499,179. Patented June 6, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN R. WINKELMANN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THEAUTOMATIC WATER TANK COMPANY, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

STEAM OR AIR CONNECTIONVFOR 'WATER-ELEVATORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,179, dated June 6,1893.

Application filed January 6, 1893. Serial No. 457,477. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN R. WINKEL- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain Improvements in Steam or Air Connections for Water-Elevators, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to relieve the locomotive engineer of theduty of attending the steam supply pipe of a steam actuated waterelevator which receives its steam from the locomotive. Hereto'fore inthis class of elevators, the steam pipe of the tank was connecteddirectly with the locomotive, and a considerable distance away from thewater supply pipe or goose-neck. This necessitated not only theattention of the fireman at the water inlet on the tender, but also theattention of the engineer at the steam valve on the locomotive.

It has been the general custom and is now the rule, that when alocomotive stops to receive water, the engineer utilizes the time inoiling up and attending to parts not accessible while the locomotive isin motion, consequently when the engineer has in addition, the care ofthe steam valve of the water tank, considerable time is lost, and partsof the locomotive are not properly attended to.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1, is a view showing a portion ofthe tender of a locomotive, with the goose-neck of the water elevatorprojecting over it. Fig. 2, is a view of part of Fig. 1, showing thesteam pipes coupled; and Fig. 3, is a side view of Fig. 2, looking inthe direction of the arrow.

My present invention relates particularly to the water elevator portionof the device; the companion application filed even date herewithrelates particularly to the parts carried by the locomotive and tender.

A is the tender of the locomotive having a tank for the reception ofwater.

a is the inlet opening through which the Water is passed from thegoose-neck.

B is a steam supply pipe extending from the locomotive back to thetender, and has a coupling bin close proximity to the inlet opening a ofthe tender.

b is a valve controlling the passage of steam through the pipe.

D is the goose-neck'supported by the standing pipe D communicating withthe water elevator. as to be raised clear of the tender, its nozzle (Zbeing in line with the inlet opening a when in the position shown inFig.1;

E is the steam supply pipe carried in the present instance by thegoose-neck, and has two flexible sections e and e. The flexible sectionc carries the mate b of the coupling 1), and is so arranged that it canbe readily connected to the coupling, at either side of the goose-neck,as shown in Fig. 3. The flexible section 8' is at the point wherethegooseneck is jointed, so that any movement of the goose-neck will notattect the continuity of the pipe. The pipe E is connected to a verticalpipe E which is coupled to the steam pipe of the water elevator.

The elevator used in the present instance is situated underground, andis actuated by steam, although compressed air or gas may be used in someinstances. It will be understood that'an ordinary steam pump may be usedwithout departing from my invention, as it relates particularly to thegoose-neck section. The pipe E may be made of any material, and theflexible joints may be of leather, rubber, or metallic ball sectionscoupled together. By this construction it will be seen that the firemanhas full control of the water supply mechanism, and he can cut off theflow of steam to the tank at once, while the engineer'can give hisexclusive time to the locomotive.

I claim as my invention 1 l. The combination of the fluid actuated waterelevator, the water supply pipe extend-' ing from the elevator to thetender, with a This goose-neck is jointed at at s0- fluid supply pipefor the elevator carried by said water supply pipe, substantially asdescribed. 7

2. The combination of the water elevator, the water supply pipe, thegoose-neck, a steam supply pipe, carried by said goose-neck andextending to the elevator, with a tender, a

, water inlet opening, a steam supply pipe car- I'ied by the tender, andhaving a coupling with a mate on either side of the goose-neck, adaptedto a coupling carried by the elevator substantially as specified.

steam pipe, and a valve to regulate the flow In testimony whereof I havesigned my of steam through the pipes, substantially as name to thisspecification in the presence of 5 described. two subscribing Witnesses.

3. The combination of the oose-neck of a water elevator, with a stea'mSipe attached to HERMAN VINKELMANN' said goose-neck and mounted on thetop there- Witnesses: of, with a flexible section attached to saidJOSEPH H. KLEIN,

IO pipe, and having a coupling adapted to couple HENRY HOWSON.

